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A B737-800 right engine thrust reverser cowling was damaged by a removed wheel and tire assembly during a tire and wheel replacement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726153 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 726153 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 726154 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The r-hand engine thrust reverser aft cowling was damaged by a removed tire that was changed. The aircraft was taken OTS and ZZZ engineering issued a repair work order. The repair work order was performed per authority/authorized.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 R ENG THRUST REVERSER COWLING WAS DAMAGED BY A REMOVED WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY DURING A TIRE AND WHEEL REPLACEMENT.
Narrative: THE R-HAND ENG THRUST REVERSER AFT COWLING WAS DAMAGED BY A REMOVED TIRE THAT WAS CHANGED. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AND ZZZ ENGINEERING ISSUED A REPAIR WORK ORDER. THE REPAIR WORK ORDER WAS PERFORMED PER AUTH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.